Mission In 1996, Lafayette 148’s founders Deirdre Quinn, Shun Yen Siu and Ida Siu had a singular vision of fashion’s future. They imagined a company that combined concept, design and production all under one roof. A place with a globally minded culture that married its Eastern and Western roots and took an inclusive approach to design, making beautiful, meticulously constructed clothing for accomplishing women everywhere. And Lafayette 148 was born.
Today, the company employs more than 250 people in the United States, and 1,000 worldwide. In Fall 2018, Lafayette 148 moved its corporate headquarters to an expansive, sustainably renovated loft space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, continuing its tradition of innovation in the fashion industry. Globally, customers can explore the world of Lafayette 148 New York at one of over thirty-five freestanding boutiques in the US, Canada and China.
Lafayette 148 New York is also available in the world’s most luxurious stores, including Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, as well as hundreds of high-end specialty boutiques across North America. Experience the world of Lafayette 148 at lafayette148ny.com.
Description Named after the SoHo address where it was founded, Lafayette 148 New York is a New York-based luxury womenswear brand known for intelligent, understated design, impeccable craftsmanship, luxurious materials, and a modern, New York aesthetic. With its own design studio and production facility, it is rarity in the fashion world: a truly vertically integrated brand.
Lafayette 148 New York has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 61 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Lafayette 148 New York employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).
Overall, 97% of employees would recommend working at Lafayette 148 New York to a friend. This is based on 61 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
56% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Lafayette 148 New York as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Lafayette 148 New York.